{
  "id": 17066495,
  "title": "Monetary policy: Live now: What President Lagarde says about the interest rate decision and her early departure from the ECB",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/geldpolitik-jetzt-live-das-sagt-prasidentin-lagarde-zum-zinsentscheid",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-29T13:35:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/geldpolitik/ezb-das-sagt-lagarde-zum-zinsentscheid-und-zu-ihrem-abschied/100265926.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Christine Lagarde has announced she will leave the European Central Bank in February 2027, nearly a year before her term ends. Her departure comes as the Eurozone faces high inflation, currently at 3.8 percent, and concerns over a potential new Euro crisis due to a strong increase in bond yields in France. The EZB has kept interest rates unchanged at 2.5 percent, as expected. Lagarde's decision to leave was not unexpected, given previous rumors, but her timing has been questioned.",
  "summary": "The ECB is not touching interest rates. In addition to the situation on the bond market, Christine Lagarde's appearance is primarily about her early withdrawal from the top of the ECB.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Der Standard Wirtschaft",
        "title": "ECB Chief Christine Lagarde to step down in February",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ezb-chefin-christine-lagarde-tritt-im-februar-zuruck",
        "published": "2026-10-29T10:07:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NZZ Wirtschaft",
        "title": "ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down early in February",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ezb-prasidentin-christine-lagarde-tritt-vorzeitig-im-februar-zuruck",
        "published": "2026-10-29T10:14:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Christine Lagarde to step down as ECB president in February",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/christine-lagarde-quittera-ses-fonctions-de-presidente-de-la-bce-en",
        "published": "2026-10-29T10:19:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post Business",
        "title": "ECB chief Christine Lagarde to step down in February",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-chief-christine-lagarde-to-step-down-in-february",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}